mes·en·ter·y

(mĕz′ən-tĕr′ē, mĕs′-)

n. pl. mes·en·ter·ies

Any of several folds of the peritoneum that connect the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum and ileum.

[Middle English mesenterie, from Medieval Latin mesenterium, from Greek mesenterion : meso-, meso- + enterion, diminutive of enteron, entrails; see en in Indo-European roots.]

mes′en·ter′ic adj.

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Adj.

mesenteric - of or relating to or located in a mesentery

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mes·en·ter·ic

a. mesentérico-a, concerniente al mesenterio.

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mesenteric

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We are highlighting a case of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) dissection with an unusual initial presentation of severe back pain and a novel endovascular approach used for revascularization and stenting.

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Abdominal lymphangiomas are rare and defined as mesenteric lymphangioma, which is one of the subgroups of mesenteric cysts, in the case of origin from the mesentery (1).

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Midgut volvulus is a rare type of malrotation that develops as a result of the rotation of the mesenteric root around the superior mesenteric artery (1).

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Subsequently, she underwent abdominal CT-scan with intravenous contrast showing uncomplicated cholelithiasis and a 3.5 cm nodule located at the root of the mesentery, which enhanced after contrast, with a pedicle containing vessels stemming from the superior mesenteric vessels (Figure 1).

Mesentery root: a rare location of Castleman's disease

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS), which is also known as Wilkie's syndrome because it was described by Wilkie as chronic duodenal ileus in 1927 for the first time, is a life-threatening clinical picture that develops as a result of obstruction of the second or third part of the duodenum compressed between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery (1).

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Trans mesenteric type of hernias constitute 5% to 8% of cases of internal hernias.

A STRANGULATED TRANS MESENTERIC HERNIA- AN UNUSUAL CASE OF ACUTE ABDOMEN

The source of bleeding was determined to be an injury to the mesenteric artery.

Patient bleeds to death following hernia procedure

Superior mesenteric thrombosis is a rare disease of acute abdomen; many risk factors have been identified including arrhythmia, deep vein thrombosis, and hematologic or rheumatologic causes.

Delayed bowel stricture complicating superior mesenteric vein thrombosis